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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Indeed. I thank the Minister of State for her response. I have a fuller understanding of how the system operates. The school has 0.5 SNA, which is not what I had understood. That has not changed since last year and I am, therefore, satisfied with the response.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I support Senator Fidelma Healy Eames on one point, namely, what she said about medical cards. Something could be done for the elderly now that the country is in a better state economically, especially those aged over 90 years if not over 85 years. I had a similar experience with a constituent who had all sorts of difficult medical conditions to deal with and the medical card was refused...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Could we have a bit of quiet in the House? I welcome moves undertaken by the Minister for Health, my constituency colleague, Deputy Leo Varadkar, to attempt to tackle the troubled Irish relationship with alcohol. He announced yesterday the long-awaited drinks legislation under which we will see a ban on alcohol advertising near schools, playgrounds and public transport. That can only be...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: I agree with Senator Diarmuid Wilson on this issue. It does not make sense that a solicitor can be appointed directly to the High Court, as in the case of Mr. Justice Peart, but if the same solicitor had been appointed to the District Court one month previously, he or she could not have been appointed directly to the High Court. To the best of my knowledge, a solicitor must have ten years...

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: All Stages are being taken today.

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I wish to briefly mention the issue of obesity, which I have been raising for the past five years. A recent documentary on RTE 1 did the country some service. It was by Dr. Eva Orsmond who has a reputation as a hard-liner on this issue and came to be known through "Operation Transformation" some years ago. Most people who watched the documentary would have found it shocking, although it...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I am not the only one to go a bit over time. I feel very passionately about this.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: Senator O'Brien should give me a chance. Food companies have a role to play, as does wider society and the Government. We may come across as a nanny State but Government clearly has a role in this. I hope that if the Government is re-elected, it will put this issue at the very top of its list of priorities. We talk about the health service every day of the week ---

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I will finish on this point. I apologise for going over my time. We talk about the health service every day of the week and its difficulties. If we did not have so many people who are unhealthy because of diet choices in this country, we would not have as many people in our hospitals.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: That was never my intention.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister of State. The obesity epidemic is an issue that I have been vocal about for some time and my Commencement matter pertains to children in particular. The Minister of State will be aware of recent figures. I was shocked by one figure in particular which claimed that over the next 14 years, or by 2020, we will spend approximately €4.3 billion a year on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State and will respond briefly. I note the comment in the reply given by the Minister of State regarding the Department's position to the effect that the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle requires a holistic approach, which requires a much broader health discussion. I know that and do not suggest that were one to implement a no-fry zone around schools, the obesity...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: That is the primary influence.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Obesity Levels (26 Jan 2016)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Catherine Noone: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his elevation and congratulate the Leader, both of whom will do a fine job. I want to highlight an issue that I highlighted several times in the previous Seanad - that is, the area of childhood obesity. In particular, I highlight a report by the Irish Heart Foundation which has found that junk food companies or food companies which are selling particular...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Catherine Noone: I join Senator Leyden in calling for a debate on motor insurance. I heard a victim of cyber harassment on the radio, which colleagues may also have heard. I was shocked to hear how the young woman endured an outrageous violation of her privacy when explicit pictures and a video were posted online by a disgruntled ex-boyfriend. She was completely unaware that she was being filmed and that...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Noone: I support the comments of my colleague, Senator Colm Burke, regarding obesity. Similar to this is the eradication of vending machines in schools, in particular those machines that contain junk food. The idea that they are in our hospitals goes against the grain. This is a wider issue. The health service is struggling to supply good health care with relatively small budgets in many...